A teenage girl was recovering Sunday after being shot outside North High School.The shooting occurred Friday night after a packed basketball game against Roosevelt. Police said several fights broke out during the game.“We had a number of officers working that game,” said Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Halifax. “As people were leaving the high school, someone ran back to talk to the officers, saying, ‘Hey, someone’s firing shots out here.’”Police reports indicate several shots were fired after a group had been arguing in the parking lot. Witnesses said one bullet hit a railing outside the front door.“There’s no other evidence that they found that tied, that indicated the shooting of any kind,” Halifax said. “No victims on scene. Nobody had been hit. No cartridge cases were found.”A 15-year-old girl from Hoover High School showed up at the Mercy Hospital emergency room an hour after the shooting.“A while later, a victim showed up at Mercy Hospital with a bullet graze to her buttocks,” Halifax said.The victim told police she was waiting with her cousins for a ride home when a black Jeep with six black males pulled up to them and started yelling.She told police her cousins most likely knew the shooters, but she refused to cooperate further.“I’m certain that there are people who know who fired these shots, but when we don’t get that cooperation, that makes it harder for us to solve these cases,” Halifax said.Police are looking into the shooting as a possible gang-related incident. They do not want parents and students to worry about attending future games.“By and large, the games have been very secure and very safe,” Halifax said. “This is most likely an isolated incident. Hopefully, this won’t repeat itself.”Police said they did not have any suspects Saturday. They said the future of the case depends on the victim’s cooperation.Mercy Hospital released the victim Friday night.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

A teenage girl was recovering Sunday after being shot outside North High School.

The shooting occurred Friday night after a packed basketball game against Roosevelt. Police said several fights broke out during the game.

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“We had a number of officers working that game,” said Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Halifax. “As people were leaving the high school, someone ran back to talk to the officers, saying, ‘Hey, someone’s firing shots out here.’”

Police reports indicate several shots were fired after a group had been arguing in the parking lot. Witnesses said one bullet hit a railing outside the front door.

“There’s no other evidence that they found that tied, that indicated the shooting of any kind,” Halifax said. “No victims on scene. Nobody had been hit. No cartridge cases were found.”

A 15-year-old girl from Hoover High School showed up at the Mercy Hospital emergency room an hour after the shooting.

“A while later, a victim showed up at Mercy Hospital with a bullet graze to her buttocks,” Halifax said.

The victim told police she was waiting with her cousins for a ride home when a black Jeep with six black males pulled up to them and started yelling.

She told police her cousins most likely knew the shooters, but she refused to cooperate further.

“I’m certain that there are people who know who fired these shots, but when we don’t get that cooperation, that makes it harder for us to solve these cases,” Halifax said.

Police are looking into the shooting as a possible gang-related incident. They do not want parents and students to worry about attending future games.

“By and large, the games have been very secure and very safe,” Halifax said. “This is most likely an isolated incident. Hopefully, this won’t repeat itself.”

Police said they did not have any suspects Saturday. They said the future of the case depends on the victim’s cooperation.